The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-10-26
Soldiers Reunions.

A REUNION of surviving members of Com
pany G., Sixth Vermont Volunteers, was
held at Watsfield on Saturday, October 10Th.
The company, including recruits, numbered
about two hundred members. Sixty OF
this number are known to be living, and
of these twenty-six responded to the roll
call. These officers were chosen for the en-
suing year: President, G. e. Spaulding of
Warren; vice-president, ID. II. Boyden of
Townsend; secretary, w. M. Strong. of
Waitshed. ID. f.. Boyden was authorized
to correspond with the other companies of
the Sixth Regiment in regard to holding a
regimental reunion next year. Captain w.
II. II. Hall of Chelsea, Horace b. Briggs of
Mortified, e. l.. Smith of Barre, f. A.
Trask of Bethel and ID. G. Holt of More
town were chosen a committee to decide
upon the date and location of the company
reunion next year and the secretary was in
structed to notify the surviving members of
the decision of the committee.
THE twenty-fourth annual reunion Of the
Vermont Officers Society was held at Brat
tleboro October 18th. The following officers
were elected: President, Colonel e. ii. Rip
ley; vice-presdents, u. NJ. Mansur and f. S.
Stranahan; secretary, Fred E. Smith;
treasurer, l.. G.. Kingsley. Colonel George
w. Hooker took contribution of S4S
to defrav the current expenses of the
society. In the evening a large audi
ence assembled in the rink to hear
the address of Ex-Governor Long of
Massachusetts. The speaker referred to
Generals Stannard and Logan especially,
and the very mention of their names ELECTED
rounds of applause. The address was the
finest production, perhaps, ever given to a
similar audience in Vermont and was often
interrupted with loud expressions of favor.
Brief addresses were made by Governor
Ormsbee Ex-Governor Pingree, Lieutenant
governor Fuller, Judge Veazey, General
Stephen Thomas, General Grout, Colonel
H,.1, ~ M ,l,s,,,
and others, and letter was read from SEN
ator Edmunds Further exercises were had
at the rink, followed by a grand collation.,
with musical eft cPteras at the Philharmonic
rooms and Odd Fellows hall adjoining. The
next meeting of the society is to be held
at Montpelier during the session of the legis-
lature in 1888
THE fifteenth annual reunion of the First
Vermont Cavalry Regiment was held at
Brattleboro Monday, October 18th, with
about fifty cavalrymen present. The fol-
lowing officers were elected President,
G. p. Stone; vice-presidents, f. b. Ma
comber, NJ. st. German, j. w. Gordon, NJ.
NJ. Wheeler, A. G. Barber, r.. c. Farr, W.
II. Belden, Joseph Guertin, H. b. Petten-
gill, Will f. Lewis, G. II. Cornell, George
c. Lewis and Eugene Consistency; secretary,
II. o. Wheeler; treasurer, w. l.. Green
leaf; executive committee, G. p. Stone, II.
| O. Wheeler and w. L. Greenleaf. An in
| teresting paper was read by James Barrett
on the service of the regiment. General
Clusters farewell order to the Third Cavalry
Division, issued at Appomattox. was read
and placed on file. General Wells and Cap
tain Stranahan made reports of their visit
! to the battlefield of Gettysburg. William
Wells, f. S. Stranahan and II. o. Wheeler
were appointed to represent the cavalry be-
fore the monument commissioners. Ad-
dresses were made by Ex-Governor Hol-
! brook and Acknowledgements Fuller.
Hon. Warren Gibbs gave an interesting ac.
count of his capture at Banks retreat and
of his experience on Belle Isle. He also
gave graphic description of General Ashby
and General Stonewall Jackson as he saw
them while a prisoner. Twenty members
of the regiment joined the society. Adj
journed to meet on the day preceding the
officers reunion next year and at the same
| place.